Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the ...

Algeria Buys Russia's Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jets to Boost Defences | Firstpost Africa | N18G In a major boost for Algeria's ...

France officially transferred control of its only military base in Cote d'Ivoire, the camp of the 43rd Marine Infantry ...

Its activities in Africa have been similarly linked to human rights abuses and destabilisation, including in Libya, Libya, ...

In his inaugural speech on 7 January 2025, President Mahama outlined his vision for a 24-hour economy, where “our markets are ...

NIAMEY, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Niger's Defense and Security Forces (FDS) has said it lost five soldiers on Feb. 19 in a terrorist ambush in Sakoira in the country's western region of Tillabery.

Artificial intelligence is being used to influence democratic processes in Africa. Deepfakes, cheap fakes and fake news are all weapons that can be produced cheaply and endlessly. So how can citizens ...

I have long passed the stage of caution over being overly adulating of VP  Kashim Shettima, having written about him on ...

Governments and international organisations issue travel advisories urging foreign nationals about dangerous countries in African to ...

France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over control of a ...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has approved Nepal's action plan to exit the grey list after placing the country under ...